"Nothing else matters for those few moments. "And when I'm playing pinball, it totally engrosses me," he adds. I want them to see that it's more than just an obsession, that it's cool. "I want things that make people go 'wow,' " he says. He's been billeted in other pinball enthusiasts' homes.Īnd when visitors to his home walk into his basement for the first time, the reaction he most often hears is "Wow!"
He's had some of his games' translites - the backglass - autographed by their designers, programmers and artists.Īs a member of the online discussion group Montreal Arcade Amusement Collectors Association, he's part of a close community. He's twice toured the Chicago headquarters of Stern Pinball, which for more than 15 years has been the only company manufacturing new games. He knows all the pinball news and gossip. The owner of his own company - MarketAccess Communications - Yeager reads about pinball, watches pinball documentaries and attends pinball conventions, notably those in Chicago and in Allentown, Pennsylvania. "Even a good player can have a bad day, whereas if you're good at a video game, you're always good at a video game. Unlike with video games, pinball brings a randomness that he likes. 9, Scared Stiff, does not deserve a place on the list). He still has Twilight Zone, and either owns or has owned six of IPDB's top 10, has borrowed one of the remaining four (and states unequivocally that No. When the opportunity arose to buy a Twilight Zone pinball game - which even 18 years after its release remains the toprated electronic pinball machine of all time, according to the Internet Pinball Machine Database - Yeager sold his Gorgar and all his video games, and never looked back. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.National Capital Region's Top Employers.
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